Wisconsin athletic director and College Football Playoff committee member Barry Alvarez said that the Big 12’s failure to differentiate a champion between TCU and Baylor ultimately cost the conference a shot in the initial College Football Playoff. …

San Antonio’s hopes for staging the College Football Playoff’s championship game in 2018, 2019 and 2020 improved after Dallas-Fort Worth and Jacksonville officials have announced they won’t be bidding for those championship games. …

Plans to add another couple of NFL playoff teams could have an effect on when the College Football Playoff game will be played in the future, even if NFL commissioner hopes to avoid a conflict with his feeder system. …